Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, & Premature Birth
IRRPP Embodied Inequalities Series
April 26, 2022
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location
Online
Calendar
Download iCal FileOn Tues., April 26, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy will virtually host Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, & Premature Birth, part of the "Embodied Inequalities" series. Dr. Dána-Ain Davis will focus on her book Reproductive Injustice: Racism, Pregnancy, and Premature Birth assessing the role that medical racism plays in Black women having higher rates of premature birth than other women in America. After the talk, Dr. Davis will be joined in discussion by Karie Stewart,certified midwife and founder of Melanated Midwives which works to decrease the maternal mortality rate for Black women by supporting the next generation of midwives of color. Register here.
Date posted
Apr 18, 2022
Date updated
Apr 18, 2022